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How to change "surgery patient type"

When I joined these forums back in 2008 I was seeking lap-band surgery. I'm not anymore. How can I remove the "LAP-BAND Patients" category under my picture? I feel like I've searched everywhere for this setting.

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I would like to know also. when I joined BP I was considering a gastric bypass, but my doctor says sleeve would be better for a Diabetic. I cant figure out how to change my surgery type

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10 minutes ago, covarrubia911 said:

I would like to know also. when I joined BP I was considering a gastric bypass, but my doctor says sleeve would be better for a Diabetic. I cant figure out how to change my surgery type

Welp...hopefully someone will know the answer! :blink:

20 hours ago, Kimmie K said:

When I joined these forums back in 2008 I was seeking lap-band surgery. I'm not anymore. How can I remove the "LAP-BAND Patients" category under my picture? I feel like I've searched everywhere for this setting.

You can chance your surgery type here
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Thanks!!! I didn’t even bother changing that because I was so busy looking for junk that was LapBand related LOL
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On 11/13/2018 at 8:23 AM, Matt Z said:

Thanks, I'll give them all a shot. Cheers!

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